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Phylum:
Chordata
Estimated genome size:
80-120 cm
Organism size:
80-120 cm
Distribution:
Majority of Zulu sheep are kept kept by rural farmers in the Kwa-Zulu
Natal province of South Africa as a source for income and affordable
protein.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
60.89 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12.1 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
2.64 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8%
Importance:
Zulu Sheep developed unique and specific adaptative traits to local
Southern African environments including tolerance to hot and humid
conditions, tolerance to local internal and external parasites, endurance,
and is immune to most local disease.
Phylum:
Chordata
Estimated genome size:
2.64 million DNA base pairs (2.64 Gigabases)
Organism size:
80-120 cm
Distribution:
Majority of Zulu sheep are kept kept by rural farmers in the Kwa-Zulu
Natal province of South Africa as a source for income and affordable
protein.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
60.89 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12.1 kilobases
Ovis aries
Zulu Sheep
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
2.64 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8%
Importance:
Zulu Sheep developed unique and specific adaptative traits to local
Southern African environments including tolerance to hot and humid
conditions, tolerance to local internal and external parasites, endurance,
and is immune to most local disease.
Photo credit:
© S. Ngcobo
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